A loosely-coupled binding model for Wireless Sensor Networks

Component Based Software Engineering has achieved notable success in supporting the development of wireless sensor network applications. However, contemporary component models provide poor support for modeling distributed interactions: either relying on inappropriate communication primitives or providing no support for distribution. This paper argues that providing support for distribution is a critical requirement for wireless sensor network component models. To address this concern, we contribute a novel event-based binding mechanism and supporting network framework that allows for easy application composition and reconfiguration. We evaluate the proposed binding model and demonstrate that it is a good fit with the requirements of wireless sensor network applications while being sufficiently compact for embedded mote platforms.